Positive first day for Marquez and Pedrosa in Le Mans

Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez and teammate Dani Pedrosa (returning to the team after a three race absence) have had a productive first day at the French GP, with twelve riders within a second of each other.

After heavy rain fall yesterday, the weather stayed dry for the first day of practice, enabling Dani to find his feet again after his time off after surgery to his right arm. In this morning’s FP1 session, Marc lost time after an electrical issue on one of his bikes early in the session, which was fixed soon after. However, the reigning World Champion didn’t let this disrupt his day and continued work as usual. Marc – using a new swing arm tested in Jerez – finished the day in 5th place with his time of 1’33.670 on lap 16 of 21.

Dani, having not ridden his Honda RC213V for six weeks, took it easy this morning to find his feeling again. He improved considerably by the afternoon and finished this first day in 7th with a time of 1’33.725 (lap 18/18) and just half a second from the top spot.

Marc Marquez

5th1'33.670 [lap 16/21]

"Today went quite well. I'm happy because we have done a good job in preparation for the race, and we have also done some interesting tests that will allow us to keep working in a good way this weekend. The final position for the day might only be fifth, but the feeling is good and that is important. Tomorrow we will try to improve and continue on the same track with our work, which is the right way for us to go."

Dani Pedrosa

7th1'33.725 [lap 18/18]

"The first day after a long time without riding has been a little difficult, as was finding a good feel for the track and getting used to the speed and the tyres. In addition, this track is not easy to tackle when it’s a little cold. However, gradually we have made progress and by the afternoon things were going better, even if I still lacked a bit of pace. Tonight I will try to relax as much as I can, in order to regain energy for tomorrow."

MotoGP 2015Friday, May 15th 2015

Practice
Round 5
Monster Energy Grand Prix de FranceFrance

Results Session

Dry

Humidity

57%

Track Temp

25°C

Air Temp

18°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'33.179

2

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'33.369

3

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1'33.553

4

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

CWM LCR Honda

Honda

1'33.652

5

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'33.670

6

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'33.686

7

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'33.725

8

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'33.903

9

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'33.944

10

Hernandez Yonny

68

COL

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1'33.953

11

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1'34.092

12

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'34.110

13

Miller Jack

43

AUS

LCR Honda

Honda

1'34.253

14

Redding Scott

45

GBR

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1'34.371

15

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

Athina Forward Racing

Forward Yamaha

1'34.543

16

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1'34.568

18

Barbera Hector

8

SPA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'34.745

19

Baz Loris

76

FRA

Athina Forward Racing

Forward Yamaha

1'35.002

20

Di Meglio Mike

63

FRA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'35.067

21

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

AB Motoracing

Honda

1'35.090

22

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'35.137

23

Laverty Eugene

50

IRE

Aspar Team

Honda

1'35.182

24

De Angelis Alex

15

RSM

E-Motion IodaRacing Team

ART

1'35.802

25

Melandri Marco

33

ITA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'36.056

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Location Information

Built in 1965 around the existing 24-Hour track, the Le Mans Bugatti Grand Prix race circuit lies 5km south of the city of Le Mans and 200km south-west of Paris. The venue has hosted Grand Prix since the late sixties but a serious accident to Spanish rider Alberto Puig in… read more.

Location Information

Built in 1965 around the existing 24-Hour track, the Le Mans Bugatti Grand Prix race circuit lies 5km south of the city of Le Mans and 200km south-west of Paris. The venue has hosted Grand Prix since the late sixties but a serious accident to Spanish rider Alberto Puig in… read more.